The Only One: Chapter 25
Faith and Bosco walked into the station house about 11:30. They walked directly to Lieutenant Swersky, who had just happened to be doing a double.
Bosco knocked on the door and watied for permission to come in. " It's open" Swersky said.
Bosco put his arm around Faith's shoulders and gave her a gentle squeeze. " You ready for this" he asked.
She nodded, but grabbed his hand as they walked through the door.
Swersky look up from the paper work he was doing, surprised to see two of his best officers at 11:30 at night on their day off. He knew something was wrong.
" Boscorelli. Mitchell. What are you doing here this time of night"? he asked, concerned.
They both sat down in the chairs opposite Swersky's desk.
Bosco looked at Faith for his cue to begin.
Swersky spoke again. " Are you going to tell me what's wrong or are you just going to make me guess?"
Bosco cleared his throat before beginning. " Uh, Lieu, Faith and I have a problem and we needed to speak to you right away." he said.
Swersky leaned forward on his desk. " And it couldn't wait until the morning" he inquired. Bosco shook his head after looking at Faith.
Bosco marvelled at how their roles had been reversed. He had been the one who was freaking out just a short time ago, and she was the one calming him down. But now that they were in the station house, reality had set in. Now he was the one calming her down.
" Well then? Spill it Bosco". Swersky, sitting back in his chair, waiting for an explanation.
" Um, well I guess I should start at the beginning". he said, leaning back in his own chair. He was tapping his foot on the floor, a sure sign that he was nervous.
" I found out a few months ago..uh...that I had got a girl pregnant from a one night stand". he began. Swersky raised his eyebrows, but said nothing.
" Uh, this girl, Alicia Garland, that's her name...well, she is kinda crazy. And she has it in her head that I'm gonna marry her. And to make a long story short, tonight I came home from Christmas shoppin' and she was standin' outside of my building waitin' for me and someone had beat her up pretty bad. Anyway, I told her to come upstairs with me, so we could get to the bottom of what happened and when she was leaving she dropped this on the floor. It's pretty self explanitory." he said, handing over the paper.
As Swersky read the note he raised his eyebrows again. He set it down on the desk and leaned forward, bowing his head into his hands.
No one said a word. Faith was holding her breath, as was Bosco. It seemed to go on for an eternity before Swersky looked up again.
" Well, I think the best thing to do for tonight is to start a file on her. I'll get someone to check and see if she has a history of any mental problems or violence. I'll get Eddie and Mike to go bring her in for questioning." he said.
"What? You mean you aren't gonna arrest her"? shouted Bosco. He imediately regretted what he had just said. This man was his boss, for frig sakes, not someone you talked back to.
Swersky leaned forward on the desk again, " I am going to forget that you just yelled at your supervisor, Boscorelli. Only because I understand that you're upset, am I goning to let it slide. Otherwise you'd be doing traffic duty for the next month. And no, we can't arrest her yet. We can bring her in for questioning and see what we get out of her then. Now, just how pregnant is this girl"? he asked.
" She's about eight and a half months, Lieu." faith answered.
" Ok. It won't be too hard to find her then. We won't need a picture or anything".
Bosco snorted. " I wouldn't have a picture of that creature. I'd consider it tourture". he said, nastily.
" That's enough, Bosco. We get the idea". Swersky snapped.
Swersky looked at Faith. " Faith, do you need some time off until we settle this"? he asked kindly. He had always liked Faith. She was one hell of a good police officer. One of his best. He would stop at nothing to help her out of a jam. Almost the same way a father would.
" Ya, I think that would be a good idea. Thanks Lieu". she said.
" Now I know you must be tired, so I'll wait until tomorow to ask for your statement. Can you come in around 1:30"? he asked. " And you can leave as soon as it's done. We just really have to be ready to move on this, okay"?
" Ya. I can do that". she said, quietly.
" Ok then. I'll see you tomorow about 1:30 then. Keep your eyes and ears open out there. If you hear anything, just call it in and we'll get right over. You'll be top priority". Lieu said.
Faith and Bosco both rose out of the chairs and walked to the door.
" Thanks Lieu." they said.
As they drove up to the apartment, Faith had a strange feeling of dread come over her. The hair on the back of her neck stood up. She just had the feeling that something wasn't right.
People always said that Faith was perceptive.
TBC
Faith and Bosco walked into the station house about 11:30. They walked directly to Lieutenant Swersky, who had just happened to be doing a double.
Bosco knocked on the door and watied for permission to come in. " It's open" Swersky said.
Bosco put his arm around Faith's shoulders and gave her a gentle squeeze. " You ready for this" he asked.
She nodded, but grabbed his hand as they walked through the door.
Swersky look up from the paper work he was doing, surprised to see two of his best officers at 11:30 at night on their day off. He knew something was wrong.
" Boscorelli. Mitchell. What are you doing here this time of night"? he asked, concerned.
They both sat down in the chairs opposite Swersky's desk.
Bosco looked at Faith for his cue to begin.
Swersky spoke again. " Are you going to tell me what's wrong or are you just going to make me guess?"
Bosco cleared his throat before beginning. " Uh, Lieu, Faith and I have a problem and we needed to speak to you right away." he said.
Swersky leaned forward on his desk. " And it couldn't wait until the morning" he inquired. Bosco shook his head after looking at Faith.
Bosco marvelled at how their roles had been reversed. He had been the one who was freaking out just a short time ago, and she was the one calming him down. But now that they were in the station house, reality had set in. Now he was the one calming her down.
" Well then? Spill it Bosco". Swersky, sitting back in his chair, waiting for an explanation.
" Um, well I guess I should start at the beginning". he said, leaning back in his own chair. He was tapping his foot on the floor, a sure sign that he was nervous.
" I found out a few months ago..uh...that I had got a girl pregnant from a one night stand". he began. Swersky raised his eyebrows, but said nothing.
" Uh, this girl, Alicia Garland, that's her name...well, she is kinda crazy. And she has it in her head that I'm gonna marry her. And to make a long story short, tonight I came home from Christmas shoppin' and she was standin' outside of my building waitin' for me and someone had beat her up pretty bad. Anyway, I told her to come upstairs with me, so we could get to the bottom of what happened and when she was leaving she dropped this on the floor. It's pretty self explanitory." he said, handing over the paper.
As Swersky read the note he raised his eyebrows again. He set it down on the desk and leaned forward, bowing his head into his hands.
No one said a word. Faith was holding her breath, as was Bosco. It seemed to go on for an eternity before Swersky looked up again.
" Well, I think the best thing to do for tonight is to start a file on her. I'll get someone to check and see if she has a history of any mental problems or violence. I'll get Eddie and Mike to go bring her in for questioning." he said.
"What? You mean you aren't gonna arrest her"? shouted Bosco. He imediately regretted what he had just said. This man was his boss, for frig sakes, not someone you talked back to.
Swersky leaned forward on the desk again, " I am going to forget that you just yelled at your supervisor, Boscorelli. Only because I understand that you're upset, am I goning to let it slide. Otherwise you'd be doing traffic duty for the next month. And no, we can't arrest her yet. We can bring her in for questioning and see what we get out of her then. Now, just how pregnant is this girl"? he asked.
" She's about eight and a half months, Lieu." faith answered.
" Ok. It won't be too hard to find her then. We won't need a picture or anything".
Bosco snorted. " I wouldn't have a picture of that creature. I'd consider it tourture". he said, nastily.
" That's enough, Bosco. We get the idea". Swersky snapped.
Swersky looked at Faith. " Faith, do you need some time off until we settle this"? he asked kindly. He had always liked Faith. She was one hell of a good police officer. One of his best. He would stop at nothing to help her out of a jam. Almost the same way a father would.
" Ya, I think that would be a good idea. Thanks Lieu". she said.
" Now I know you must be tired, so I'll wait until tomorow to ask for your statement. Can you come in around 1:30"? he asked. " And you can leave as soon as it's done. We just really have to be ready to move on this, okay"?
" Ya. I can do that". she said, quietly.
" Ok then. I'll see you tomorow about 1:30 then. Keep your eyes and ears open out there. If you hear anything, just call it in and we'll get right over. You'll be top priority". Lieu said.
Faith and Bosco both rose out of the chairs and walked to the door.
" Thanks Lieu." they said.
As they drove up to the apartment, Faith had a strange feeling of dread come over her. The hair on the back of her neck stood up. She just had the feeling that something wasn't right.
People always said that Faith was perceptive.
TBC